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Ransomware Tracker (Entry #234): 0mid16B
Entry: https://www.watchguard.com/wgrd-security-hub/ransomware-tracker/0mid16B 0mid16B is a Singaporean national living in Thailand who was arrested in February 2025. It was not a "group," as the individual who ran the operation often claimed. He would use an alias and then change his name on forums…
ILOVEYOU (2000): When Love Was a Virus (Literally)
In 2000, the world dodged the feared Y2K bug, avoiding major technological disruptions. The dot-com bubble was still inflating, with Internet companies booming, while France celebrated its recent victory in the 1998 FIFA World Cup. As the world looked ahead to the Sydney Olympics, mobile phones…
Ransomware Tracker (Entry #231): WAGNER
Entry: https://www.watchguard.com/wgrd-security-hub/ransomware-tracker/wagner-0 WAGNER ransomware claims to be the "official virus of PMC Wagner on employment." PMC stands for Private Military Company, and Wagner is a PMC backed by the Russian government. They are more commonly referred to as the…
Ransomware Tracker (Entry #229): Hakuna Matata 1.7
Entry: https://www.watchguard.com/wgrd-security-hub/ransomware-tracker/hakuna-matata Hakuna Matata is a Swahili phrase meaning "there are no worries" (Hakuna = there are no; Matata = worries). It's popularized by the Disney movie The Lion King, performed by Timon and Pumbaa. However, native speakers…
Ransomware Tracker (Entry #226): Bagli
Entry: https://www.watchguard.com/wgrd-security-hub/ransomware-tracker/bagli Bagli is commonly called Bagli Wiper because it doesn't actually encrypt files; it overrides the file's bytes with the Random() function (.NET). Therefore, it's technically not ransomware; it's pseudo-ransomware as a wiper…
Ransomware Tracker (Entry #222): Mike Tyson
Entry: https://www.watchguard.com/wgrd-security-hub/ransomware-tracker/mike-tyson Mike Tyson ransomware, dubbed "Tyson" for short, is a variant of the Chaos ransomware family and obviously refers to the boxer Mike Tyson. Derivatives of Chaos are created using the Chaos Ransomware builders, of which…
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